Orson Welles

Last Sunday's screening at New Haven's Lyric Hall of the documentary "Broads,"that features salty, outspoken interviews with actresses of a certain age remind me of some of my own favorite interviews of like-minded dames. I began my "Great Old Broad" series with my 1992 interview with Maureen Stapleton; last Saturday there was my 1998 piece on Cloris Leachman; a 2001 interview was posted Sunday with Elizabeth Ashley and on Monday, there was my 2008 piece on Elaine Stritch. Tuesday, there was my 2008 piece on Olympia Dukakis. On Wednesday, an a 1998 interview with Estelle Parsons; Thursday, my 2008 piece on Debbie Reynolds; on Friday, my interview with...

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